The Brilliant Art of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace has published a book, The Brilliant Art of Peace: Lectures from the Kofi Annan Series, edited by The Hague Institute’s President, Dr. Abiodun Williams. The Brilliant Art of Peace presents lectures delivered by seventeen of the world’s most eminent thinkers, including several Nobel laureates, with a foreword by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The lectures challenge prevailing thinking on important issues such as globalization, human rights, identity, religion, science and technology, the humanities, language, and the United Nations.

The Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) showcases eminent practitioners in international affairs and is the centerpiece of the Institute’s high-level engagement with practitioners and academics in the city…